The 2017/2018 Survival Guide to Family Medicine Residency

How does this guide work?

There are links to everything you will need in each section, and you can always visit the index for a more detailed page of links.

We hope you find this website useful in guiding you into, through, and beyond your residency training in family medicine. Enjoy!

Written and updated annually by the Ontario College of Family Physicians Residents Committee, this is a comprehensive guide of relevant information for family medicine residents. It includes tips and checklists for starting, during and exiting residency.This edition has a special focus on finance related content including how to claim call stipends and information related to taxes and funding models that are distinctive to family medicine in Ontario.

Written by residents for residents, this guide aims to assist in preparation for residency,provide resources to succeed in residency and help graduates to transition seamlessly into practice.